Saturday, February 3
Lynchburg, Va.
All Day
Davidson College Athletics
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Liberty Open
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Seven 'Cats Earn Top-Five Finishes at Liberty Open
2/3/2024 7:30:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Seven Wildcats turned in top-five finishes at the Liberty Open in Lynchburg, Va. on Saturday afternoon. The day was highlighted by first-place performances from Jayden Smith in the 60-meter hurdles and Josh Hardin in the 400-meter dash.
Senior Josh Hardin recorded his second-fastest indoor time in the 400-meters and took first place after racing across the line in 48.16 seconds. This time ranks him second in the Atlantic 10. The 2022 Atlantic 10 Indoor 400-meter champion also shaved over half a second off his previous mark of 48.79 which he set two weekends ago at the Carolina Challenge.
Junior Jayden Smith continued his dominating run in the 60-meter hurdles while also turning in a solid performance in the 200-meter dash. The Richmond, Va. native ran a season-best 7.73 in the 60H finals to capture his third top finish of the year. His newest time ranks inside the top-20 nationally ahead of today's competition. Smith also finished fourth in the 200 after sprinting to the line in 21.84 seconds. This mark was Smith's indoor career-best and is the second fastest in the conference.
Also in the 60-meter hurdles, senior Isaac Bynum tied a career-best time by running a 8.01 in the finals which was good for third place. This time puts Bynum in second behind Smith on the A-10 performance list.
Three other Wildcats earned top-five finishes on the day. Junior Jack Muldoon took second in the 800-meters after he stopped the clock with an indoor-best time of 1:52.53. Muldoon built off his top finish two weeks ago with a new personal-indoor-best, and Saturday's mark keeps the Severna Park, Md. native firmly inside the top-10 in the A-10. Junior Kenny Eheman finished third in the mile after finishing his four laps in 4:13.77, and sophomore Ryan Harris earned fifth place in the 800 behind Muldoon with a time of 1:55.23.
Up Next
The men's track team will be back in action next Friday and Saturday when they travel to Boston University's Valentine Invitational.
Davidson Entries
60H
1. Jayden Smith – 7.73
3. Isaac Bynum – 8.01
60M
18. Chinedu Okeke – 7.05
200M
4. Jayden Smith – 21.84
12. Josh Hardin – 22.15
13. Chinedu Okeke – 22.16
36. Isaac Bynum – 22.96
400M
1. Josh Hardin – 48.16
13. Lukas Valley – 51.12
800M
2. Jack Muldoon – 1:52.53
5. Ryan Harris – 1:55.23
23. Liam Maurillo – 2:00.14
25. John Cooper – 2:00.24
34. Anderson Patry – 2:01.46
45. Daniel Cortese – 2:03.20
Mile
3. Kenny Eheman – 4:13.77
17. John Cooper – 4:21.53
54. Daniel Cortese – 4:41.96
65. Zak Abdulahi – 4:46.84
Shot Put
13. Jack Stajos – 48'0.75"
Senior Josh Hardin recorded his second-fastest indoor time in the 400-meters and took first place after racing across the line in 48.16 seconds. This time ranks him second in the Atlantic 10. The 2022 Atlantic 10 Indoor 400-meter champion also shaved over half a second off his previous mark of 48.79 which he set two weekends ago at the Carolina Challenge.
Junior Jayden Smith continued his dominating run in the 60-meter hurdles while also turning in a solid performance in the 200-meter dash. The Richmond, Va. native ran a season-best 7.73 in the 60H finals to capture his third top finish of the year. His newest time ranks inside the top-20 nationally ahead of today's competition. Smith also finished fourth in the 200 after sprinting to the line in 21.84 seconds. This mark was Smith's indoor career-best and is the second fastest in the conference.
Also in the 60-meter hurdles, senior Isaac Bynum tied a career-best time by running a 8.01 in the finals which was good for third place. This time puts Bynum in second behind Smith on the A-10 performance list.
Three other Wildcats earned top-five finishes on the day. Junior Jack Muldoon took second in the 800-meters after he stopped the clock with an indoor-best time of 1:52.53. Muldoon built off his top finish two weeks ago with a new personal-indoor-best, and Saturday's mark keeps the Severna Park, Md. native firmly inside the top-10 in the A-10. Junior Kenny Eheman finished third in the mile after finishing his four laps in 4:13.77, and sophomore Ryan Harris earned fifth place in the 800 behind Muldoon with a time of 1:55.23.
Up Next
The men's track team will be back in action next Friday and Saturday when they travel to Boston University's Valentine Invitational.
Davidson Entries
60H
1. Jayden Smith – 7.73
3. Isaac Bynum – 8.01
60M
18. Chinedu Okeke – 7.05
200M
4. Jayden Smith – 21.84
12. Josh Hardin – 22.15
13. Chinedu Okeke – 22.16
36. Isaac Bynum – 22.96
400M
1. Josh Hardin – 48.16
13. Lukas Valley – 51.12
800M
2. Jack Muldoon – 1:52.53
5. Ryan Harris – 1:55.23
23. Liam Maurillo – 2:00.14
25. John Cooper – 2:00.24
34. Anderson Patry – 2:01.46
45. Daniel Cortese – 2:03.20
Mile
3. Kenny Eheman – 4:13.77
17. John Cooper – 4:21.53
54. Daniel Cortese – 4:41.96
65. Zak Abdulahi – 4:46.84
Shot Put
13. Jack Stajos – 48'0.75"
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